U.S. Representative — Florida's 22nd District
Lois Frankel
Democrat · Florida
Democrat U.S. Representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9405 — Esther Coopersmith Award Act (Introduced, Jun 23, 2026)
- H.R.8813 — Supporting Survivors from Faith-based Communities Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.6857 — Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 18, 2025)
Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in federal student aid programs to distribute information on how to report alleged violations of civil rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act… - H.R.6358 — Veteran Education Empowerment Act (Introduced, Dec 2, 2025)
- H.R.5575 — FASTER Act (Introduced, Sep 26, 2025)
- H.R.4977 — Connected MOM Act (Introduced, Aug 15, 2025)
Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act or the Connected MOM Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report, and provide resources for states, on coverage of remote physiologic devices and related services (e.g., blood glucose monitors) under Medicaid, so as to… - H.R.1306 — Tax Fairness for Survivors Act (Introduced, Feb 13, 2025)
Tax Fairness for Survivors Act This bill excludes certain payments related to sexual assault or sexual harassment claims from gross income for federal tax purposes. Specifically, the bill excludes from gross income amounts received by an individual from a judgment, award, or settlement of a claim… - H.R.764 — Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act (Introduced, Jan 28, 2025)
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act This bill establishes that a foreign nongovernmental organization shall not be disqualified from receiving certain U.S. international development assistance solely because the organization provides medical services (including counseling and referral…
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.2717 — Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.6731 — Restore Trust in Government Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.J.Res.195 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)". (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.8409 — Post-Disaster Protection Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9048 — Celiac Safety Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.8831 — Protecting Our Democracy Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
Voting analysis
Lois Frankel is ranking member of the appropriations subcommittee for national security and the State Department. One of her four departures is an amendment vote on that subcommittee's own bill — the same spending measure whose amendments show up on a long list of records across this site, because it drew more contested amendments than almost anything else in the window.
Being the senior minority member on a bill and voting against an amendment to it is not a rebellion. It is the job showing up in the vote table as a departure, which is a limitation of counting departures rather than a fact about her.
The other three
She backed a main street economic bill and a religious heritage restoration for fallen servicemembers, both of which passed and neither of which her caucus supported. She opposed a daylight saving measure that passed.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.6955 Main Street Act On Passage · roll call 271 | Jul 21, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 243 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.139 Sunshine Protection Act On Passage · roll call 238 | Jul 14, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S.1318 Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act On Passage · roll call 142 | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
What she files
International affairs top her classified subjects, which the gavel accounts for, with health behind. The named bills lean elsewhere: support for survivors from faith communities, protection for students on campus, an education empowerment measure for veterans, an award act carrying a personal name, and one built on an acronym.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Lois Frankel's cluster into: International Affairs (10), Health (9), Education (6), Immigration (4), Congress (3), Foreign Trade and International Finance (2).
Of the 50 most recent of those, 47 currently sit at Introduced.
Below the Florida Democrats
She departs less often than the state's seven-member Democratic House group does on average.
Among the 7 Democrats in the Florida delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.3%. Lois Frankel is below that average at 1.9%.
Tenure and attendance
Seven terms since early in the last decade, and her absences run somewhat above the middle of the field.
First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Lois Frankel falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Lois Frankel has 101 bills sponsored, 2278 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on Appropriations: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on Appropriations: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (Ranking Member)
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